South African Music Archive Project
Topical song
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- Composer: Enoch Evani (Performer)Evani, E. (Performer) | 1952-00-00 | Evani,Enoch, Guitar, Malawi, Nyanja, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song with guitar. Composer unspecified. Further details refer ILAM record AC0882.
- Composer: Oroclos (Performer)Charles Ombiza (Learder and Composer) | 1952/08/23 | Belgian Congo, Bottle with friction stick, Central African, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guitar, Ngwana, Ombiza,Charles, Oroclos, Stanleyville, Swahili, Topical song, ILAM | Further information refer ILAM field card number F4R-2.
- Composer: Composer not specifiedJairosi Chingwaro (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Chimungwaro,Jairosi, Guitar, Indigenous music, Shona, Southern African, Southern Rhodesia, Topical song, Zezuru, Zimbabwe, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM shellac record number TP0533-XYZ4690
- Composer: Tauni Mwenasasu (Performer) | 1952/01/13 | East African, Mwenasasu,Tauni, Nkonde, Nyakyusa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer ILAM field card no. F1E12
- Artist(s): Friend of Tauni Mwenasasu (Performer) | Composer: Tauni Mwenasasu (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/01/13 | East African, Guitar, Indigenous music, Mwenasasu,Tauni, Nkonde, Nyakusa, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, Tukuyu, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F1E 12
- Composer: Tobias A. Oyugu (Performer and Composer) | 1952/09/26 | Alego, East African, Guitar, Kenya, Luo, Tobias A. Oyugi, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number F4Z-8.
- Artist(s): Sisters of Frank (Francis Humplik) (Performer) | Composer: Frank (Francis Humplik) (Performer)Frank (Francis Humplik) (Composer) of Lyrics) | 1952/05/28 | Bottle, Chagga, Concert song, East African, Francis (Frank) Humplik, Guitar, Marangu, Moshi, Rattle, Sisters of Francis (Frank) Humplik, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Topical song, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3E 11
- Composer: Chewa men and a Chewa woman (Performer) | 1949/09/03 | Chewa, Chewa, Clapping, Dowa Boma, Entertainment song, Indigenous music, Malawi, Nyasaland, Southern African, Topical song, ILAM | Topical entertainment song with Chewe men and one woman with clapping. Translated English title - "What has the mouse done." Further details refer ILAM field card (C5A7).
- Composer: Kapenda, J. (Performer)John Kapenda (Performer) | 1949/08/01 | Dance song, Folk music, Indigenous music, Kapenda,John, Kitwe, Luvale, Northern Rhodesia, Southern African, Topical song, Zambia, ILAM | Folk music - Topical dance song for Mwaso dance with Luvale men and women, about a work shy man called Katenga. Further details refer ILAM field card (C3T13).
- Composer: Morning Stars (Performer)Composer not specified | 1951-00-00 | Indigenous music, KwaZulu-Natal, Morning Stars, Natal, Piano, South Africa, Southern African, Topical song, Zulu, Zululand, ILAM | Topical song. Further details refer to ILAM record no. TP0052-ABC 404.
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